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John Ndege

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John Ndege's personal blog at johnndege.com covers startups, business and career. Since 2008, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “Startup Advice for Hacker News Founders”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.

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6mentions?
3HN people?
2008–2021first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 3 in 2008

Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

The only comment is a critical reply to the post "Why you don't need a Venture Capitalist", arguing that experienced investors give startups an honest reality check. The post itself is about startup funding without VCs.

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The author on HN?

JohnN · 292 karma · member since 2007

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Most-linked posts?

  1. Startup Advice for Hacker News Founders
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2008-03-31

What Hacker News says?

  1. There are a lot of problems in this article. A lot of entrepreneurs can become disenchanted and unrealistic in expectations. I have seen quite a few presentations from entrepreneurs, and they are typically all over the place. Many lose focus, and do a bunch of things that essentially don't matter. Having an experienced set of eyes with a vested interest in the success of your start-up makes for an honest reality che…

    Comment linking /2008/03/31/startup-advice-from-someone-who-lost-a-company/

    on “Why you don’t need a Venture Capitalist”
  2. Submitted Startup Advice for Hacker News Founders as a story · 29 points

    HN discussion
  3. Submitted Non-Advertising Business Models for Your Startup as a story · 24 points

    HN discussion
  4. Submitted I quit bootstrapping profitable businesses and got a job at Amazon as a story · 22 points

    HN discussion
  5. Submitted Gut-Wrenching first Year of B2B SaaS: From $0 $4,162 MRR as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  6. Submitted London: The Darwinian Evolution of Startup Hubs as a story · 1 points

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